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Two of Us

Roger Shammoun from Zimma Tailors, a luxury, bespoke suit maker and DJ MK1, a well respected hip-hop DJ.

MK1 and Roger Shamoun

MK1 and Shamoun, 38 are best mates – but after one argument, they didn’t talk for two years.

Twins Paul Perrett and his sister Amy Perrett, 27, are both trailblazers in their fields.

Amy and Paul Perrett

Amy is Rugby Union’s first full-time female referee. Her twin brother Paul set up the first school for teaching English on Nauru.

Bryan Brown with his daughter Matilda.

Two of Us: Bryan Brown and Matilda Brown

Veteran actor and producer Bryan Brown, 69, and his daughter, actress, writer and director Matilda Brown, 29, enjoy working together, but over the years they haven’t always seen eye to eye.

Alison McKenzie and Fran Pearce near Tamworth.

Alison McKenzie and Fran Pearce

In 2014, environmental officer Glen Turner was shot dead. Since then, the friendship between his partner, Alison, and his sister, Fran, has deepened.

Akmal Saleh and his wife Catie Saleh .

Akmal and Catie Saleh

Comedian and actor Akmal Saleh, met his social-worker wife, Catie, at a party. It soon led to an unromantic marriage proposal.

Paul Crake with his wife Daniela Zanon.

Paul Crake and Daniela Zanon

Former champion athlete Paul Crake met his wife, Daniela Zanon, a year before an accident left him in a wheelchair.

MP Linda Burney and Lynette Riley.

Linda Burney and Lynette Riley

Linda Burney, the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the House of Reps, and Lynette Riley, a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, have been best friends since teachers college.

Juris and Lois Greste.

Lois and Juris Greste

Juris Greste, 80, and his wife Lois, 78, ran a global campaign to free their journalist son Peter from a jail in Egypt.

Gus Worland and his son, Jack.

Gus Worland and his son Jack

When radio host Gus Worland, 47, asks Jack, 16, how he is, he doesn’t simply accept, “Fine”.

Ric Montgomery and his son Ryo.

Ric and Ryo Montgomery

Inspired by his guitar-hero dad, Ryo Montgomery has been described as the world’s best ukulele player.

"I caught up to her and said, 'Look, I'm not crazy'": Duncan Ransom to his now wife, Alison.

Duncan and Alison Ransom

Duncan Ransom, 35, is a virtual reality specialist, and was part of the Oscar-winning visual effects team on the 2013 film Gravity. His wife, Alison, 25, is a model. They met in London and live in New York.

Matthew Evans and Sadie Chrestman in Tasmania in April, 2016

Matthew Evans and Sadie Chrestman

Matthew Evans met Sadie Chrestman on a blind date in 2007. But shortly after, he moved to Tasmania to become television’s “gourmet farmer”.

Fiona Wright (in green) with friend Susan Wijngaarden.

Fiona Wright and Susan Wijngaarden

Writer and poet Fiona Wright was battling anorexia when she made a new friend in university administrator Susan Wijngaarden.

Del Arkin, left, and Aya Larkin from the Australian band Skunkhour.

Two of us: Del and Aya Larkin

Brothers Del Larkin, 43, and Aya Larkin, 49, have not always been around for each other. But nowhere is their relationship more solid than on stage as frontmen for reformed Australian alt-funk band Skunkhour.

Hans Post is a former SS soldier and his wife, Gina Behrens, is a Jew who escaped Germany during World War II.

Two of Us

Hans Post, 90, is a former SS soldier and his wife, Gina Behrens, 82, is a Jew who escaped Germany during World War II. Both have been peace activists.

"When John was 14, he kept himself isolated in his room for longer and longer periods."

Two of Us

When rock climber Steve Morris, 53, noticed his son, John, 23, was suffering from depression, he encouraged him to come rock climbing. The physical activity and conversation with his dad helped John find a way to carry on.

Karen and Nicole Livingstone.

Two of Us

When fundraiser Karen Livingstone, 50, and her sister, former Olympic swimmer Nicole Livingstone, 45, lost their mother and aunt to ovarian cancer, they were determined to make a difference.

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Two of Us

The constant competition between identical twins Elizabeth and Bernadette Dornom, 35, both physiotherapists, ramped up in 2009 when they took up triathlons and adventure racing.

Michael and Monica Forbes with their assistance dog Fizz.

Two of us: Michael and Monica Forbes

Michael Forbes, 43, represented Australia in triathlons and cycling before he was hit by a truck and became a quadriplegic. His wife Monica, 42, and assistance dog Fizz have supported him every literal step of the way.

The Mandarin Code authors Steve Lewis and Chris Uhlmann.

Two of Us

Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis have collaborated on two political thrillers, the basis for a new TV miniseries.

Orange Sky Laundry co-founders Lucas Patchett and Nicholas Marchesi.

Two of us

Best mates Lucas Patchett, 22 , and Nicholas Marchesi, 21, are co-founders of Orange Sky Laundry, Australia's first mobile laundry service for the homeless.